tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25010698820651023632018-03-05T13:11:33.278-08:00Decima GalleryDecima was first established in 1997, when it opened a small gallery in the back streets of Bermondsey, SE London and since then has completed nearly 400 projects. Over the years, Decima has established a strong reputation for a maverick, sometimes controversial approach to creative projects and now works internationally with no fixed abode, but with outposts in Berlin, Paris, New York, and of course a head office in London, where they continue to be physically based.Decima Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08184901393052823877noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501069882065102363.post-47199659571839045242013-05-16T11:53:00.003-07:002013-05-16T11:53:37.236-07:00ART WHICH IS ALSO A DISCO IS BACK!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-97LeWNCUCLI/UZUrBBCk7LI/AAAAAAAAAs0/2pRGpoBMmfQ/s1600/FLYER-02-FRONT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-97LeWNCUCLI/UZUrBBCk7LI/AAAAAAAAAs0/2pRGpoBMmfQ/s400/FLYER-02-FRONT.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br />Alex Chappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901934876157226881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501069882065102363.post-10791396113880247852011-06-08T11:23:00.000-07:002011-06-08T11:25:09.150-07:00Art Which is also a Disco - Disco Which is also Art - 20th July<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--1wj2SBoc0Y/Te--WcgbQ9I/AAAAAAAAAOg/G4p3BWn83ow/s1600/ArtWhichIsAlsoADisco-Ecard-V1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 473px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--1wj2SBoc0Y/Te--WcgbQ9I/AAAAAAAAAOg/G4p3BWn83ow/s320/ArtWhichIsAlsoADisco-Ecard-V1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615916553172894674" border="0" /></a>Alex Chappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901934876157226881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501069882065102363.post-63845904881686935542011-05-11T09:21:00.000-07:002011-05-13T08:19:38.297-07:00Round 2 open submisson for BÖC show<span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;" id="internal-source-marker_0.6357006442755075">Round 2 open submisson for BÖC show</span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Following a highly successful initial open call for artists, Decima are once again calling out to all artists around the world!</span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Decima International Art Projects are pleased to invite artists' submissions for "So Bring Your Rose and Ring Side Seat" - a major art show scheduled for January 2012.</span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The American rock band Blue Öyster Cult has long been recognised for their poetic, highly distinctive and subtle musical and textual imagery. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of BÖC's first album back in January 1972, Decima are turning to the band's lyrics to create an inspiring and highly unusual show. If you are not familiar with BÖC, or need your memory jogging, here you are</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000099;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult</span></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000099;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">All you need to do is find any pair of lines in any Blue Öyster Cult song and use these to inspire your work. We would at this stage only like to know which two consecutive lines you have chosen, and a brief proposal of what you want to do. To make this easier, here is a website containing the lyrics to every BÖC song ever written!</span><a href="http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/blue_oyster_cult/"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000099;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/blue_oyster_cult/</span></a><br /><a href="http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/blue_oyster_cult/"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000099;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The first round of submissions resulted in many highly original ideas from a wide range of talent from the UK and beyond. In view of the proposals we already have on board, we would particularly like to hear from artists working in film/animation, ceramics and sculpture in order to compliment the type of work we already have. Having said this, we will still gladly accept meritorious work from across the range of media.</span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">We have already accepted proposals for the following songs, and would advise that your application will have more chance if it is related to lyrics from other tracks in the band’s anthology.</span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Burnin’ For You</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Cities on Flame</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Damaged</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Dancin’ In The Ruins</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Dominance and Submission</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Don’t Fear The Reaper</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Don’t Turn Your Back</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Eye of The Hurricane</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Fallen Angel</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Golden Age of Leather</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Goin’ Through The Motions</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">I Just Like To Be Bad</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">I’m on the Lamb, But I Ain’t No Sheep</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ME262</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Mirrors</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The Old Gods return</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Revenge of Vera Gemini</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">She’s As Beautiful As A Foot</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Shooting Shark</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">This Ain’t The Summer of Love</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Transmaniacon MC</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">True Confessions</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Veteran of the Psychic Wars</span><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Wing Wetted Down</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Please send your ideas to BOC@decimagallery.com. Please do not send heavy images or attachments - ideally just a few lines of text will do, maybe supported by one image and/or links to pics or videos. I'm afraid we can only contact those artists who are successful.</span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#ff0000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">DEADLINE FOR THIS ROUND: 30TH JUNE 2011</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">We anticipate securing a prime exhibition venue for this prestige event in London, and hope to be touring it to New York in the spring of 2012.</span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>Alex Chappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901934876157226881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501069882065102363.post-10144525413407408272011-04-13T13:45:00.000-07:002011-04-13T13:49:06.800-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EQQZi9VT9Hg/TaYLpTdK8yI/AAAAAAAAAK8/5TO5f0h2frE/s1600/CARD-FOR-FACEBOOK-PORTRAIT%2Bcopy.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EQQZi9VT9Hg/TaYLpTdK8yI/AAAAAAAAAK8/5TO5f0h2frE/s320/CARD-FOR-FACEBOOK-PORTRAIT%2Bcopy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595172391279588130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" class="text_exposed_show"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >decima presents</span><br /><br />30th APRIL 2011 8PM<br />THE COURTYARD THEATRE, HOXTON<br />as the grand finale of THE ILLUSION OF ART FESTIVAL<br /><br />with ARTWORLD DJ TROUPE THE ITCHY NIPPLEZ<br /><br />and SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS by THE DEAD PETS SOCIETY<br />and AOIFE VAN LINDEN TOL<br /><br />Featuring special guests<br />INGRID Z! (DJ)<br />DJ NANIGHT (Al's Explosive Roadshow)! (DJ)<br />LIAM SCULLY! (DJ)<br />DJ 1-9-9-1 (aka Calum F Kerr) (DJ)<br /><br />AND ON THE PEDESTAL OF ART DISCO HISTORY FOR THE NIGHT:<br />QUILLA CONSTANCE! (Vocals)<br />VICKI GOLD! (Performance)<br />MissForBid! (Performance) (aka Noz from AnarchistWood)<br />MICALEF! (Vocals)<br />ALEX FEAR! (Performance)<br />LUCI LU! (Vocals)<br />ASHLEY BAILEY! (Performance)<br /><br />AND ON THE WALL OF ARTISTIC LICENCE<br />James Hopkins!<br />Anonymous Disco Ball!<br />All the way from Soho! Danielle Hodson!<br />Richard Starbuck!<br />Marc Vaulbert de Chantilly!<br />The Kuntists!<br /><br />Projections include<br />ORIANA FOX!<br />SARAH DOYLE!<br />and ALEX CHAPPEL!<br /><br />see facebook events<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=214525021907195<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133290224455<br /><br />Luxury Goods V - The Illusion of Art<br />The free five night fifty word international art festival.<br />Nightly Tues 26th- Sat 30th April 2011 7-12pm<br /><a href="http://www.luxurygoodslondon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.luxurygoodslondon.com</a></span></span>Alex Chappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901934876157226881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501069882065102363.post-57614943878789663112011-03-07T09:00:00.000-08:002011-03-07T10:13:34.765-08:00ART WHICH IS ALSO A DISCO - CALL FOR PERFORMERS / ART PIECES / IDEAS<span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>On 30th April decima are holding a spectacular event called ART WHICH IS ALSO A DISCO at the Courtyard Theatre in Hoxton 8pm-11pm and we would like to hear from performers and artists who want to participate, get involved and we would love to hear your ideas... we wanna pin down all the performers / participants at least a month in advance for publicity purposes.<br /><br />The Itchy Nipplez Troupe are the official DJs of the night, but there will also be art, video pieces and performance (disco / circus related). The basic premise is that we are doing this as part of a festival called "The Illusion of Art" and it is taking the idea of smoke &amp; mirrors &amp; applying it to the disco / club / circus / magic / burlesque worlds which are somewhat illusory sensory worlds you can get lost in.<br /><br />Importantly however, the night can just be enjoyed by guests as a party / disco. There will be lots of smoke and mirrors and a mirror ball. We want art from all disciplines which uses light, video, dance, performance etc. in interesting ways and the closer it is related to the theme of disco the better. We don't want any live musicians unless they can play or sing or shout or talk their words/instrument to a backing track which is dancable - we can't be arsed with accommodating full bands, drum kits, amps, instruments, fuck that. But if someone wants to sing to a backing track or play a keyboard or harmonica or beatbox or whatever then cool - max one or two tracks - actually it would be quite nice thinking about it to try and get someone who is like a seaside club act singing and playing a bontempi keyboard but hey just thinking aloud now.<br /><br />Fan-dancers, belly-dancers, magicians, clowns and ice-cream ladies. We have a performance DJ called 1991 who only plays 19 records from 1991 and we have an upside-down mirrorball sculpture and a large flashing thing saying "EAST END SHITHOLE"<br /><br />This project is at the moment entirely unfunded but we are currently working on raising funds for it, at which point we can talk to performers about fees / expenses. We are not charging entry. However it's important that people are prepared to do it for the publicity/exposure and the fun alone, as we cannot promise anything. Chicken &amp; egg - we can't really raise funds until we know who is involved...<br /><br />This event will be used as a template for creating more events along the same lines, which people pay entry and we can pay everyone, and also to tour it hopefully to festivals and around the country / europe / maybe the world and attract funding from funding bodies.<br /><br />The most important things to say about this event (which may be deal-breakers) at this stage are:<br /><br />- we will be playing from a pretty strict playlist agreed beforehand, the idea being that the music will be fairly tightly choreographed/linked to the performances etc. and also the fact that we want pretty much every track to be dancable and nothing weird or obscure or experimental or boring or heavy or slow etc.<br /> - performance pieces must be performed to a dancable/disco-y backing track and there will be no stopping/starting/announcing as is usually the case - the whole night blends into one: also we're especially inviting performances which can blend into / interact with the crowd.<br /><br />Don't forget we're also after wall-based art and sculpture if it works in that context.<br /><br />Please email us on DISCO@decimagallery.com<br /><br />Nanight &amp; thanks<br /> Alex<br />Decima</b></span>Alex Chappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901934876157226881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501069882065102363.post-42887517604290956852011-02-02T02:33:00.000-08:002011-02-02T02:35:18.044-08:00open submisson for exciting show coming up - deadline Feb 28thCalling all cutting edge and groovy artists working in any medium and in any country!<br /><br />Decima International Art Projects are pleased to invite artists' submissions for "So Bring Your Rose and Ring Side Seat" - a major art show scheduled for January 2012.<br /><br />The American rock band Blue Öyster Cult has long been recognised for their poetic and highly distinctive and subtle musical and textual imagery. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of BÖC's first album back in January 1972, Decima are turning to the band's lyrics to create an inspiring and highly unusual show. If you are not familiar with BOC, or need your memory jogging, here you are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult</a><br /><br />All you need to do is find any pair of lines in any Blue Oyster Cult song and use these to inspire your work. We would at this stage only like to know which two consequetive lines you have chosen, and a brief proposal of what you want to do. To make this easier, here is a website containing the lyrics to every BOC song ever written! <a href="http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/blue_oyster_cult/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/blue_oyster_cult/</a><br /><br />This is the first round of submissions and the deadline is 28th February so get off facebook and do IT NOW - this is a VERY easy proposal to make as proposals go I'm sure you'll agree....<br /><br />Please send your ideas to BOC@decimagallery.com. Please do not send heavy images or attachments - ideally just a few lines of text will do, maybe supported by one image and/or links to pics or videos. I'm afraid we can only contact those artists who are successful.<br /><br />We anticipate securing a prime exhibition venue for this prestige event in London, and hope to be touring it to New York in the spring of 2012.<br /><br />We welcome ideas for submissions from all divisions of the visual arts - the more varied the better.Alex Chappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901934876157226881noreply@blogger.com0